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John Ross
Kooweskoowe
1st principal chief of the Cherokee Nation.
Wikipedia | John Ross (Cherokee Chief)
Statements about
John Ross
Sex or Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Turkeytown
Country
:
United States
Located in the Administrative Territorial Entity
:
Cherokee Nation
Image
Date of Birth
10/3/1790
Date of Death
8/1/1866
Instance Of
Human
Given Name
John
Country of Citizenship
United States
Position Held
Traditional Leader or Chief
Family Name
Ross
Occupation
Politician
Birth Name
Kooweskoowe
Native Language
Cherokee
Number of Children
5
Relative
Mary Golda Ross
Kinship to Subject
:
Great-Granddaughter
William Potter Ross
Kinship to Subject
:
Sororal Nephew
Mary Jane (Ross) Ross
Kinship to Subject
:
Niece
Michael Moates
Place of Death
District of Columbia
Languages Spoken, Written or Signed
Cherokee
Child
William Allen Ross
Replaced By
William Potter Ross
Spouse
Quatie Ross
Image of Grave
Place of Burial
Ross Cemetery
Described by Source
Encyclopædia Britannica 11th Edition
Statement Is Subject Of
:
1911 Encyclopædia Britannica/Ross, John
Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography/Ross, John (Chief)
Significant Event
Cherokee Removal
American Civil War
Ethnic Group
Cherokee
External Pages About John Ross
ISNI
Encyclopædia Britannica Online
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